Ford Crown Victoria Complaints

3,074 consumer complaints on file.

#735872November 6, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
ON 10/26/2000, THE MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR WAS REPLACED DUE TO THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMING UP AND DIFFICULTY IN STARTING THE VEHICLE. AFTER THE REPLACEMENT, THESE PROBLEMS WERE SOLVED. HOWEVER, A NEW PROBLEM APPEARED. THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT ANY WARNING. IT HAPPENED TWICE WITHIN A 24-HOUR PERIOD. IN BOTH INCIDENTS, IT HAPPENED ON A SLOW LEFT TURN AFTER EXITING AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY. AT THE SAME TIME, THE POWER STEERING WAS DISABLED. THIS CREATED A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD SINCE I HAD MINIMAL CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. IN FACT, I ALMOST HIT A LAMPPOST. I CONTACTED THE DEALER, BUT THEY COULD NOT IDENTIFY THE CAUSE YET. IN FACT, THEY COULD NOT EVEN REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM. I HAVE A FEELING THAT THIS IS DUE TO A DEFECTIVE MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR, BUT THE DEALER DOES NOT AGREE. THE DEALER SAID THAT THEY ARE GOING TO INSTALL A FLIGHT RECORDER ON THE VEHICLE TO FURTHER INVESTIGATE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#557078November 3, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
IGNITION MODULE FAILED CAUSING THE ENGINE TO STALL. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#874337November 3, 2000
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS, SEATS
FRAME IS BROKEN AND SEAT WILL NOT LOCK INTO PLACE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#874128October 30, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 60 MPH ENGINE SHUT OFF WITHOUT A PRIOR WARNING. CONSUMER HAS TO DRIVE OFF ROAD AND RESTART ENGINE AGAIN, THEN IT WILL WORK.*AK ENGINE SHUTS OFF WHEN THE DRIVER USES THE BRAKE OR WHEN CHANGES LANES. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#873918October 26, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE
VEHICLE HAS STALLED 3 DAYS IN A ROW. DEALER WILL AGREE TO FIX VEHICLE AT THE CONSUMER'S COST. BUT THEY CANNOT GUARANTEE THAT IT WON'T HAPPEN AGAIN.*AK THE IGNITION MODULE IS PLACED TOO CLOSE TO THE ENGINE RESULTING IN THE OVERHEATING OF THE MODULE AND CAUSING THE ENGINE TO STALL. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#873817October 25, 2000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
HEADLIGHTS ARE NOT BRIGHT, DO NOT PROJECT BEAM OF 365 FEET IN FRONT OF CAR, LIGHT DOES NOT LIGHT UP. DRIVER'S LICENSE PLATE IN FRONT, EVEN WITH HIGH BEAMS, A PADESTRIAN WAS CROSSING AND LIGHTS COULDN'T EVEN SEE HIM, AND CONSUMER ALMOST HIT PADESTRIAN. HIGH BEAMS GIVE OFF THE LIGHT THAT REGULAR BEAMS SHOULD. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER 3 TIMES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM, THEY SAID THEY ADJUSTED THEM ALL 3 THREE TIMES TO FORD'S JUSTIFACATION. DEALER TOLD CONSUMER THAT BEAM WASNOT HIGH ENOUGH. CONSUMER THOUGHT IT WAS A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT, AND A HIGH RISK AT NIGHT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#873517October 20, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
CONSUMER HAS HAD THIS ABS PROBLEM FOR OVER 3 YEARS. WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED THEY MAKE A HORRIFYING GRINDING & RUBBING SOUND. DEALER SAYS THE ONLY REMEDY IS TO REPLACE THE BRAKE LINE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#873522October 20, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:CARBURETOR SYSTEM, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM
WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH INTAKE MANIFOLD CRACKED AND COOLANTS WAS ALL OVER THE ENGINE. IT WAS ALMOST INPOSSIBLE TO KEEP CONTROL OF VEHICLE. LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE CRACKED. TECHNICIAN STATED THAT FORD WAS FIXING THIS PROBLEM ON THE POLICE VEHICLES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#556269October 19, 2000
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT DOES NOT RETRACT PROPERLY AND OFTEN GETS STUCK AND PINCHED WHEN THE DOOR IS SHUT, DEALER UNABLE TO PROVIDE ANY REPAIRS/REPLACEMEMT UNDER THE CARS WARRENTY. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#734743October 19, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
HYDRAULIC BRAKE LINE(S) RUBBED AGAINST BODY PARTS CAUSING LOSS OF BRAKE FLUID. DEALER WILL NOT CONSIDER AS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. THERE APPEARS TO BE SEVERAL MANY COMPLAINTS CONCERNING THIS PROBLEM, BUT DEALER SAYS WARRANTY REPAIRS ONLY APPLY TO POLICE VEHICLES. WHAT ABOUT THE REST OF US? REFERENCED IN RQ03-004
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#734686October 18, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
TRANS. SHUTTERS BETWEEN AROUND 35 MPH & AGAIN @ 50 MPH. SERVICED TWICE. ELECT. - VOLTAGE DROPS AT IDLE WHILE IN GEAR - ALL LIGHTS & ELECTRICAL DIM BUT COME BACK UPON ACCELERATION. NEW BATTERY; NEW ALTERNATOR. SAME PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#873347October 18, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 35MPH ON HIGHWAY COMING INTO TOWN. AND VEHICLE SHUT OFF WITHOUT PRIOR NOTICE. NO BRAKES/NO POWER STEERING, VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO DELL'S SERVICE CENTER. SERVICE CENTER REPLACED THE IGNITION MODULE AND DISTRIBUTOR PICK UP, AND THEY ARE FORD PARTS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#734559October 17, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT
THIS VEHICLE SWERVES SIDE TO SIDE WHEN I GO OVER A POT HOLE OR BUMP, CAUSING VEHICLE'S STEERING WHEEL TO MOVE AS WELL. OUTCOME IS LOSS OF STEERING AND VEHICLE CONTROL.*AK( DOT NUMBER: )
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#873096October 16, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL, UNKNOWN OR OTHER, STEERING
WHENEVER THE VEHICLE IS IN LOW IDLE ENGINE WOULD STALL. PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT & WOULD HAVE NO WARNING. BEEN TO DEALERSHIP 3 DIFFERENT TIMES & MECHANIC CAN NOT LOCATE CAUSE OF PROBLEM. HAD AIR FLOW SENSOR REPLACED DUE TO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10007019October 14, 2000
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
CONTACTED FORD HEADQUARTERS THEY TOLD ME IT IS BEING APPEALED AND NHTSA HAS TO BE CONTACTED IF THERE IS A RECALL I ALSO SAW IT ON THE NEWS IN THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER. *AK *NLM **DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT-OVER TO ARTEMIS*734301
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#734301October 14, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
CONTACTED FORD HEADQUARTERS THEY TOLD ME IT IS BEING APPEALED AND NHSTA HAS TO BE CONTACTED IF THERE IS A RECALL I ALSO SAW IT ON THE NEWS IN THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#872940October 13, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
CONSUMER SMELLS BURNING BRAKES ON FREEWAY OCCASIONALLY. SEEMS LIKE CAR SLOWS DOWN WHEN CONSUMER IS PUSHING ON GAS. CONSUMER HEARS A CLICKING NOISE COMING FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT AREA.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#556003October 12, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUT OFF CAUSING LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND BRAKES. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#734206October 12, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
HIGH SPEED STALLS OR MISS (TIRESIZE: 215R70 15)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 215R70 15 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#734097October 12, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:GAS RECIRCULATION VALVE (EGR VALVE)
I HAVE REPLACED THE EGR VALVE ($77.29), TPS ($29.89), HAD A DIAGNOSTIC ($30.00), CAP/ROTOR/PLUGS/WIRES REPLACED ($72.29), NEW STARTER ($32.89), FUEL FILTER ($17.89), VACCUM TEST ($42.69), BATTERY CHARGE CHECK (FREE), ALTINATOR TEST (FREE) AND MY CAR STILL STALLS AND IS HARD TO START. PLEASE CONTATCT ME CONCERNING THIS MATTER. SOMETHING IS DEFENETLY GOING ON WITH MY VEHICLE. I HOPE A SAFETY MATTER CAN BE REVEALED BEFORE ANY GETS HURT OR KILLED. THANK YOU FOR KEEPING OUR VEHICLES SAFE ON THE ROAD AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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